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Ade - nicely illustrated point as per usual. Chris, I'll drop you a pm tomorrow. Cheers, Jon

Good captures for all & the Derwent fish just eclipsed the Wandle kipper for me Cheers, Jon

Agreed, presently the strange catch award winner in my books too

Regarding the use of fluoro vs mono for combi's. Never had an issue with fluoro being brittle with the brands I use. In clear waters with brighter weather I choose fluoro. For coloured waters or dusk/night fishing I use monofilament - main reason for me is that a bulk spool of monofilament is...

Apologies for the digression from the hooks thread, though hook choice has to made in context to the material & means that it's connected to the mainline to get the most from it..! Rigs, it's a confidence thing. There is no need to change them unless one believes there are issues, other than...

Interesting thread this. Just regarding the combi rig. For me the main feature of the true combi rig is to use 3 different lines; monofilament for the boom (leader) section, very soft braid to the hook and an even finer braid for the hair. Two can suffice. This is primarily a bottom lip...

If you mean the Beeston side I don't think it's Notts Fed anymore but cannot remember who presently runs it. Its a smaller concern that anyone can join for approx £30-40. You can still park up under the bridge in a car park & the membership details should be on a notice board there As has been...

I caught a rod & reel a week ago - a Woolworth's outfit if there ever was. A couple of years ago caught a marginally better setup - Greys Prodigy rod & shimano baitrunner - gave both to a grateful, previously rodless friend.

Both have their day & a small amount of each in a pot for a session won't do any harm. Right location and with good application & there's probably not much difference other than choice of boilie. Good thing with pellets is that they keep well.

Sponsorship - is it really worth it? I have wondered about this a few times and think that one might have keep on earning that pleasure (or pressure) to get results, be seen, to advocate and to write, etc. As soon as fishing and the subject of becomes (slightly or more so) a chore/job then its...

I have mainly used the rapier hooks in the size 10 for the last season and have full confidence in them. For me the only time these have snapped (very rare) is when I have caught something on the retrieve & they have never snapped when playing a fish. Similar to Jon, may be a hundred or so less...

Booms, tankers, containment - there is always some release prior to the containment measures placed & to capture this (slightly more) effectively they would have to boom a couple of sections. Even on containment still there is still release and increased flows compound things. Then there is the...

Kieth, you have a PM Thanks, Jon

Hi Dave, Firstly many thanks for the time taken & detailed response made. All very valid points and reiterates some of my provisional considerations and those bits read. Re location, absolutely agree on the holding areas and especially that there will be trial and error with non logical hot...

Hi Andrew, Thanks for the post. Re the ewe nuts - have you ever fished for barbel with these in your mix? Reason I ask, I used these in a varied ground bait a lot on the continent approx 7 years ago & the mix used in conjunction with boilies as hook baits worked very well for carp. However...

Hi Dave, Just back from my round trip. Apologies for my lack of clarity in my opening post & luckily you'd read between my blurred lines so to speak ;) More than fair point on the location points of barbel within canals joining rivers and back again - this did not occur to me. Probably the...

Many thanks for the replies. Due to the demands of work I am setting out my stall for my summer (carp) fishing by prebaiting two fairly proximate areas on two separate canals four to five times a week. These will be fished on rotation via quick evening or morning sessions. I have booked my...

Morning all, Just making a cheaper particle ground bait mix for a canal prebaiting campaign and wondered if anyone has any thoughts as to the following for use/suitability for a barbel dropper mix. Other than the usual, bits include crushed maize, wheat & layers mash. Thinking of barley &...

Used this method on the River Nene many years back spotting carp & tench using the old durabeam workmate. It was a lot easier as the water was many, many times clearer & the fish never spooked. Cheers, Jon

I was out lamping on a couple of stretches Saturday midnight where I've taken a fancy to. Used a relatively powerful torch but it lacked the intensity. One of the stretches boat use to late evening & was still turbid, the other not as much but still could not penetrate past two thirds across...